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Piedmont official cites online share and declines in physical gambling

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Piedmont regional budget councillor Andrea Tronzano said more than 58% of gambling in the region takes place online, a channel not affected by physical-distance rules. He cited official figures showing physical gambling collection fell 4.5% and spending fell 16.9% between 2024 and 2025. Tronzano said regional policy also includes prevention, monitoring, training and health services.

The online share and declines in physical gambling inform regional policy debate across prevention, monitoring and health services.

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Justice Luiz Fux of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) scheduled a hearing on November 3, and 36 associations attended to debate Provisional Measure (MP) 1,394/2026. Under that measure, Brazil's regulated fixed-odds betting market was put on temporary hold.

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